Cover board for shingle bundles and the like



C. S. BIRD.

Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

Patented Sept. i9, i222.,

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COVER BOARD FOR SHINGLE BUNDLES AND THE LIKE.

Application led September 7, 1921. Serial No. 499,037.

` To aZZ whom t may concern Beit known that I, CHARLES S. BIRD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Walpole, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certainnew and useful improvements in Cover Boards for Shingle Bundles and the like, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention has reference to means for bundling shingles and is adapted, more particularly, for use in connection with paper or felt shingles, which by reason of their nature cannot be readily packed or bundled as can the ordinary wooden shingle.

, rlhe main object of the present invention is to provide cover boards formed of liber board and the like, and to so protect the edges thereof as to preclude the wires, commjonly employed for securing the bundle,

from cutting through the edges of the boardx andthus injuring the shingles.V

The boards, of which -there are two for` each bundle, are alike in form and the body thereof is .preferably formed from a sheet of fiber board folded upon itself and provided with edge reinforcing means, as hereinafter set forth'.

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings, wherein,- J I Fig. 1 isa perspective view of a bundle of shingles with the improved cover boards thereon; and

Fg. 2 a perspective view of a portion of one of the boards with parts broken away to more clearly disclosethe construction.I

v'llhe board is formed from a piece of fiber board and comprises a body section 1,' of a width preferably slightly greater than" the length of the shingle7 and of a length 'corresponding to the width of theshingle, and two inturned flaps 2 and 3. Secured to the edges of the board thus. produced, is a strengthening strip 4, formed preferably of tough paper, though cloth or other material may be employed7 said strip being pasted to the board. During the process of placing the strip a cord 5 is laid against .each edge of the board within the fold of the strip 4, the str ip serving to position and hold the cord directly against the edge of the board and to prevent its displacement. Not only 1s 1t held by the strip but the adhesive employed to secure the ,strip likewise serves to secure it in place. lf desired the cord itself may be treated with adhesive.

While cords are found all suicient when held in place as yabove described, to prevent the cuttlng through of the binding wires, one might employ Wires in lieu of the cords,

.though the wire is more expensive and not so ready of placement. rlhe term strand as employed inthe following claims is to be understood as covering either the wire or cord.

What is claimed is,-

1. A binder board for shingle bundles andthe like, formed of a sheet of liber board with two of the opposite marginal sections of the board. infolded upon the bodyof the. board; a strand extending along each edge produced by the folds; and a folded strip embracing each of the strands andsecured -to the board. e

2. A binder board for shingle bundles and thelikefformed of a sheet of fiber board withl two of the opposite marginal sections of the board infolded upon the body of the board; a cord extending along each edge name to this specification.

CHARLES S. BIRD. 

